It's not outside the realms of possibility that films have inaccuracies especially massive projects like Mesrine.
I agree. That's why this thread in no way indicates that such errors are ever outside the realms of possibility.
It really doesn't matter overall...
Let's agree to disagree on that one.
...and I'm sure there are other more 'serious' mistakes.
I don't doubt you're right. I could even highlight a few myself, but this particular mistake is the one I chose to discuss since the subject interests me; hope that's okay.
The fact that he fires 12 bullets instead of 8 from a certain type of gun has no bearing on the story.
This is very true. Again however, I feel you've missed the point of the thread. My aim is not to discuss the effect of such errors on the story; merely the circumstances of the errors themselves.
You're probably right though, filmmakers don't care sometimes about this kind of thing which is perfectly understandable within the context of making a film and worrying more about shot framing, acting, schedules, money, etc.
Thank you for making a relevant contribution to the thread.
I empathise with filmmakers and their doubtless exhausting efforts but I find errors like these inexplicably difficult to forgive. I admit it's mostly because I'm anal about the issue, but I'm sure most films that feature gunplay have weapons specialists on-hand. Why these people are ignored or rather why they don't pipe up in the first place is what rubs me the wrong way.
I suppose in my initial post I gave the impression that I blame the key figures solely for these mistakes, and I take that back; the directors and producers are obviously not personally responsible for every minute detail of a film's development and they'll constantly have their hands full.
I still think it's unfortunate though - with a dedicated cast and crew - that these things slip through the cracks, no matter how insignificant they may be considered by the majority.
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